Posts Tagged: Israel Egypt
Arab Knesset Members Say Al-Sisi Must be Overthrown
Ynet - Israeli Arab Knesset members, watching Egypt's chaos from the sidelines, slammed the Egyptian army of stealing the government and going against the spirit of...
Israel Urges US to Maintain $1.3 Billion Egypt Aid
Fox News / AFP - Israel has urged Washington not to suspend its annual $1.3 billion in aid to Cairo in the wake of the...
Report: Egyptian Gunmen Fire on Security Checkpoints Near Border With Israel
Four Egyptian security checkpoints close to the country's border with Israel and Gaza were attacked by gunmen Sunday, Reuters reported. Men in pickup trucks exchanged gunfire...
Egyptians Correct the Morsi Mistake
Critics who call the recent coup by the Egyptian army "undemocratic" are placing form over substance and forgetting that the election of Mohammed Morsi was...
Report: Netanyahu Seeking U.S. Assistance to Arrange Morsi Meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun to put pressure on U.S. officials to arrange a meeting with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, Egyptian diplomats were...
Egypt Cuts Annual Stipend to Jewish Community from New Budget
Egyptian Jewish Community Council President Magda Haroun. Photo: Bassatine Newsletter. According to anonymous blogger Elder of Ziyon, an official in Egypt's Ministry of Social Affairs has...
Fatah, Hamas to Resume Unity Talks
Jerusalem Post - Representatives of Hamas and Fatah are scheduled to hold talks in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss the formation of a Palestinian...
Hagel: Maintaining Israel’s Edge is a Priority
JPost - US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said reinforcing Israel's edge and bolstering security relationships with neighbors like Egypt were both US...
Netanyahu: “We Will Exact a Price” For Eilat Attack
Prime Minister Netanyahu pledged to "exact a price" from the Gaza-based terrorist cell that fired rockets on the coastal city of Eilat, in...
Leader of Egypt’s Jewish Community Rejects Aid from Israel for Synagogue Renovation
The newly elected leader of Egypt's Jewish community has said she will refuse Israeli offers of financial help for the renovation of Egypt's ancient synagogues,...
Egyptian Jewish Community Selects New President
The Egyptian Jewish Community Council has selected Magda Haroun as its new head succeeding Carmen Weinstein, who died on Saturday aged 82. Haroun, 61,...
Report: US Softening Opposition to Fatah-Hamas Unity
Jerusalem Post - The US appears to have softened its opposition to unity between Fatah and Hamas, a top Fatah official in the West...
Hamas Leaders Head to Cairo to Complain About Truce
Ynet - Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, politburo chief Khaled Mashaal and other senior officials headed to Cairo on Saturday under unclear...
A 21st Century Exodus: IDF Spokeswoman Was Raised in Egypt, Taught to Hate Jews
Dina Ovadia is 22, and like many Israelis her age is serving in the IDF, in her case in the Spokesperson's Unit. Yet as little...
